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Berean Standard Bible

““Can you pull in Leviathan with a hook or tie down his tongue with a rope?”

Job 41:1

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After Job and his friends have argued about suffering, God finally answers from the whirlwind. He does not explain Job's pain but questions Job about creation and its wonders.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

“Can you pull in Leviathan with a hook or tie down his tongue with a rope?

World English Bible (WEB)

“Can you draw out Leviathan with a fish hook, or press down his tongue with a cord?

King James Version (KJV)

Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down?

American Standard Version (ASV)

Canst thou draw out leviathan with a fishhook? Or press down his tongue with a cord?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Is it possible for Leviathan to be pulled out with a fish-hook, or for a hook to be put through the bone of his mouth?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

¿SACARÁS tú al leviathán con el anzuelo, ó con la cuerda que le echares en su lengua?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

»¿Puedes pescar al Leviatán con cuerda y anzuelo? ¿O echarle un nudo corredizo a la lengua?

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